The age of wonder : how the Romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science / Richard Holmes.

The age of wonder : how the Romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science /

This volume examines and recounts the history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. Notable among them are Joseph Banks, a botanist whose experiences in Tahiti were life-changing; William Herschel, the ec...

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Main Author: Holmes, Richard, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 2010.
Edition:1st Vintage Books ed.
Subjects:
Herschel, William, > 1738-1822.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, > 1750-1848.
Davy, Humphry, > Sir, > 1778-1829.
Science > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Discoveries in science > Great Britain > History > 18th century.

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Call Number: 509.41 .H65 2010
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